The only thing that would seem to make any kind of 'sense' and 'justification' here would be the the promise of much of that money being spent on tourism for the country and "transportation infrastructure including a new airport, roads and a metro system" - although even the estimated amount there ($140 billion!) sounds to be an extortionate amount of money - in theory that part of it might make some sense IF indeed that is what transpires, with the prospect of tourism bringing fresh finance into the country. Historically though, that is a huge IF. The same promises are given for Brazil, who will be hosting the World Cup in 2014. Demonstrations have already been taking place in Brazil over the failure to keep many of these promises in practice, and what about the not so readily spread news about the thousands of people who have lost and will be losing their homes and businesses in the midst of all this land acquiring, for the building of new stadiums, hotels etc?

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Qatar's construction frenzy ahead of the 2022 World Cup is on course to cost the lives of at least 4,000 migrant workers before a ball is kicked, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has claimed.

Fifa is facing fresh allegations of corruption over its controversial decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

The Sunday Times has obtained millions of secret documents - emails, letters and bank transfers - which it alleges are proof that the disgraced Qatari football official Mohamed Bin Hammam made payments totalling US$5m (£3m) to football officials in return for their support for the Qatar bid.